E&OE TRANSCRIPT Q&A with university, business and student leaders, Canberra 01/05/2017 07:10PM Belinda Robinson: Thank you very much Minister. I think there’s a lot, there’s a lot in that package and a lot that perhaps hasn’t necessarily been anticipated but as you say, certainly puts students and equity at the centre. The Minister has very…

The Turnbull Government will introduce real needs-based school funding, and increase investment as part of a new initiative that will give Australian students the quality education they deserve. The Government will commit an additional $18.6 billion for Australia’s schools over the next decade, starting from 2018. It will be distributed according to a model of…

PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. I’m joined today by the Education Minister Simon Birmingham and David Gonski. In the interests of our children and our grandchildren the time has come to bring the school funding wars to an end and to focus with renewed energy on ensuring that all our children have great schools and great…